Occupational Radiation Exposure Publications

Publications and further material on Occupational Radiation Protection

The material listed below is available from the IAEA. While many of these publications are available in downloadable .pdf format, some earlier publications are available only in hard copy, which can be ordered from the IAEA Publications section. In cases where no link is provided, the material may be requested through the Occupational Radiation Protection Unit.

Safety Standards

International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, Safety Series No. 115, 1996, English Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish

Occupational Radiation Protection Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.1, 1999, English, French, Russian, Spanish

Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to Intakes of Radionuclides Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.2, 1999, English, Russian

Assessment of Occupational Exposure due to External Sources of Radiation Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.3, 1999, English, French, Russian, Spanish

ORPGUIDE, Safety Standards Series, 2000, CD-ROM

Occupational Radiation Protection in the Mining and Processing of Raw Materials Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. RS-G-1.6, 2004

Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants Safety Guide, Safety Standards Series No. NS-G-2.7, 2002

Safety Reports Series and Safety Practices

Radiation Protection against Radon in Workplaces other than Mines, Safety Reports Series No. 33, 2003

Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry, Safety Reports Series No. 34, 2003

Optimization of Radiation Protection in the Control of Occupational Exposure, Safety Reports Series No. 21, 2002, English, French, Russian

Calibration of Radiation Protection Monitoring Instruments, Safety Reports Series No. 16, 2000

Indirect Methods for Assessing Intakes of Radionuclides Causing Occupational Exposure, Safety Reports Series No. 18, 2000

Radiation Protection and Safety in Industrial Radiography, Safety Reports Series No. 13, 1999

Lessons Learned from Accidents in Industrial Radiography, Safety Reports Series No.7, 1998

Safe Handling and Storage of Plutonium, Safety Reports Series No. 9, 1998

Health Surveillance of Persons Occupationally Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Guidance for Occupational Physicians, Safety Reports Series No. 5, 1998

Direct Methods for Measuring Radionuclides in the Human Body, Safety Series No. 114, 1996

Radiation Monitoring in the Mining and Milling of Radioactive Ores, Safety Series No. 95, 1989

TECDOC Series

Intercalibration of In Vivo Counting Systems using an Asian Phantom, IAEA-TECDOC-1334, 2003

Technologically Enhanced Natural Radiation (TENR II) Proceedings of an International Symposium held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 12-17 September 1999, IAEA-TECDOC-1271, 2002

Intercomparison for Individual Monitoring of External Exposure from Photon Radiation, IAEA-TECDOC-1126, 1999

Intercomparison and Biokinetic Model Validation of Radionuclide Intake Assessment, IAEA-TECDOC-1071, 1999

Establishment and Use of National Registries for Actinide Elements in Humans, IAEA-TECDOC-879, 1996

Methods for Estimating the Probability of Cancer from Occupational Radiation Exposure, IAEA-TECDOC-870, 1996

Assessment and Treatment of External and Internal Radionuclide Contamination, IAEA-TECDOC-869, 1996

Intercomparison of Radiation Dosimeters for Individual Monitoring, IAEA-TECDOC-704, 1993

Technical Reports Series

Compendium of Neutron Spectra and Detector Responses for Radiation Protection Purposes, Supplement to TRS 318, Technical Reports Series No. 403, 2002

Compendium of Neutron Spectra and Detector Responses for Radiation Protection Purposes, Technical Reports Series No. 318, 1990

Safe Handling of Tritium, Review of Data and Experience, Technical Reports Series No. 324, 1991

Guidelines on Calibration of Neutron Measuring Devices, Technical Reports Series No. 285, 1988

Neutron Monitoring for Radiological Protection, Technical Reports Series No. 252, 1985

Proceedings Series

Occupational Radiation Potection: Protecting Workers Against Exposure to Ionizing Radiation (including CD-ROM), 2003

Assessment of Radioactive Contamination in Man 1984 (Paris, 19-23 Nov. 1984), 1985

Practical Radiation Technical Manuals

Workplace Monitoring for Radiation and Contamination, IAEA-PRTM-1 (Rev.1), 2004

Individual Monitoring, IAEA-PRTM-2 (Rev.1), 2004

Health Effects and Medical Surveillance, IAEA-PRTM-3 (Rev.1), 2004

Personal Protective Equipment, IAEA-PRTM-5, 2004

Practical Radiation Safety Manuals

Manual on Gamma Radiography, IAEA-PRSM-1 (Rev.1), 1996

Manual on Shielded Enclosures, IAEA-PRSM-2 (Rev.1), 1996

Manual on Nuclear Gauges, IAEA-PRSM-3 (Rev.1), 1996

Miscellaneous

Guidelines and Questionnaires for the Occupational Radiation Appraisal Service (ORPAS), IAEA Working Material, 2002

Self-assessment of Occupational Radiation Protection in Nuclear Power Plants, IAEA Working Material, English and Russian, 2002

Work Management in the Nuclear Power Industry: A Manual prepared for the NEA Committee on Radiation Protection and Public Health by the ISOE Expert Group on the Impact of Work Management on Occupational Exposure (OECD/NEA, 1997), English, Chinese, Russian

RADIOR, Software learning programme on diskette (English, German, French, Russian, Spanish and Swedish)

ALARA –From theory towards practice, Commission of the European Communities, 1991, Russian only

ALARA material for information and training of nuclear power plant staff (English and Russian)

Radiation Protection, Compendium for education and training of nuclear power plant workers (English and Russian)

For further information please contact K. Mrabit


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